Fornax

American

[fawr-naks] / ˈfɔr næks /

noun

genitive

Fornacis

Astronomy. the Furnace, a small southern constellation south of Cetus and Eridanus.

Fornax British

/ ˈfɔːnæks /

noun

a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Cetus and Phoenix

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Etymology

Origin of Fornax

< Latin: literally, furnace, kiln, oven

Example Sentences

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FL.1.5.1 is an alias for XBB.1.9.2.1.5.1, which descends from Omicron and is colloquially called Fornax.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2023

Moderna said preliminary trial data suggest its latest version of the vaccine shows promise against Eris and a related variant called Fornax, which has begun to circulate in the U.S.

From Reuters • Aug. 19, 2023

The researchers focused on two regions of the vast sky: A section of the Ursa Minor constellation and another region near the Fornax cluster.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2023

In this image, you can see part of a cluster of galaxies located about 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Fornax.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

The car was so quiet as they drove, like the Fornax ship in hyperdrive.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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